Supermarket Tales

It has been really lo...ong since I updated my blog.

On Monday, I decided to pop by the new NTUC at Hougang Central after work. Well, its quite convenient cos opened till 11 n it may extend to 24hrs! Another place for late night exploration!

Anyway, here are two interesting finds

Apparently, MusThroom noodles is a must try. My colleague who tried said it is like Mee Sua, good taste.

Down the aisle, this was spotted
A few of my expat colleagues who saw this advert thought it was a typo error and wanted to inform the supermarket staff! Nevertheless, after much explanation from me, they found this advert highly amusing.

Well, read my next post for what I call highly amusing tales.

In memory Of Go Li

As I am typing this blog post, I'm filled with anger because my goldfish Go Li has been eaten alive by a crow this morning which had the guts to fly into my kitchen, even when the windows grills were locked.

I have no idea how did the crow flew in or managed to squeeze itself through the window grills square. I came out from my bath n remember seeing my Go Li's tank empty, with spotches of water around n a giant crow at the window sill. That crow even glared at me n was unafraid as I approached the window sill. N then, that bastard crow flew away, cawing loudly.

Its a really gigantic crow. Not like the ones we usually see. I researched on the net to find out iwhat that bird is. I found that it is a large billed crow or a jungle crow, which likes to catch live animals n to my horror, I found this article;(see below)

My poor fish, I was about to feed it after my bath before I left for work. Sigh....


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Feb 10, 2009
Large-billed crow has H5N1
HONG KONG - HONG Kong authorities said on Tuesday that a dead Large-billed Crow found in the territory had tested positive for the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain.
The Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the latest case has taken to 12 the total number of birds found to have the virus, which can be fatal to humans, since January 29.
In a statement released on Tuesday night, the department said that the highly decomposed carcass of the Large-billed Crow was found on the predominantly rural Lantau Island on February 5.
It said the 'test result available today indicated that the dead bird was confirmed to be H5N1 positive.' The other 11 infected birds included chicken, ducks, and a Grey Heron, data on the department's website showed.
Around 250 people have died of the human form of avian flu since 2003, according to the World Health Organisation.
Most had close contact with sick birds, but scientists fear the virus could one day mutate into a form that would spread rapidly among humans, causing a pandemic.
In December, authorities found H5N1 in a chicken at a poultry farm in Hong Kong, prompting the slaughter of more than 90,000 chickens.
Hong Kong was the scene of the world's first reported major H5N1 outbreak among humans in 1997, when six people died. -- AFP

Merry Xmas

I'm finally back. It has been a way long since my last post. Over the weekend, I was at Compasspoint and there was this very nice Mr Men's performance. Here are the picture and video.

This is Miss Smiley and Mr Happy. Don't they bring just bring a smile?



Here is a short video on the Mr/Miss Men Singing. I got a full video of the xmas song but file is just too big to be posted. Anyway, enjoy=)

Braised Beef Noodles

Menu: Braised Beef Noodles

Ingredients (Serving for 1)
600 ml of Beef Stock (Made from Oxtail broth)
250g of Fresh Handmade Noodles
100g of Braised beef, chopped
1 brunch of Cai Xin Vegetable
50 g of Black Chinese Fungus Mushroom
70g of Chinese mustard leaves
2 Thin Slices of Chinese Ginger

Seasoning :A dash of Chinese Rice Wine(Hua Diao Jiu Or Shao Xing Jiu)
A dash of seasoned Chinese dark Vinegar
A pinch of pepper
Garnish : Corinader leaves

Method :
-Bring Beef Stock to boil. Gently cook the braised beef for 30secs.
-Cook noodles,Cai Xin, black fungus n mustard leaves with a strainer in boiling water wif a little salt. Alternate between hot n ice-cold water.
-Add the cooked noodles n vegetables into a serving bowl, add the boiling beef soup and braised beef
- Add the seasonings n garnish with Corinader Leaves. Serve.

Alternatives - Use Chicken instead of Beef
-If u can't cook, get a chinese noodles cook.
-If u can't cook and get a chinese noodles cook, go to a foodcourt n order the
noodles(PS: Flavour n taste may vary).
U can save the fire-bridage n innocent food-tasters.

Happy Chinese New Year 2008

Happy New Year to all! May u have a good rat year ahead!


This year is the start of a new year in the Chinese Zodiac Calendar and the humble beginnings of the Rat Race; where our clever little rodent friend emerged first amongst 11 other stronger competitors in the famous animal race. This probably answers to the rat race n paper chase of the working society. Well, brain is mightier than brawns =)

This year, I went to the night market earlier on the night of 29th(as according to the chinese calendar and markets now close on the 30th or New Year's eve!) n it was buzzing wif ppl n rather chaotic as most were shopping for fresh produce like fresh pork, vegetables + items for steamboat reunion dinner etc etc. In fact, it is the best time of the year to see a roaring change fr the usual quiet, dinky, dark market image n some markets operate till dawn! Wow!

Its kind of magical see to what seems like a never-ending supply of food sold. Lorry-ful of fresh vegetables are unloaded and sold fr styrofoam boxes. Ppl get boxes of Mandarin Oranges or 'Kum' and the greenish,pungent,citrus Pomelo from the fruit stalls. Endless of ppl queueing to buy roast duck and fat pork belly,fresh pork, poultry and seafood.

My favourite is of course watching the fish-mongers struggling to weigh huge live fishes(red snapper) which slap n smack the fish-mongers! These fishy fellows are gd smackers!

Oh... and not forgetting the butchers lay out armful of fresh pink pork(ohh... its quite tempting to walk up n give the fresh mass of pink flesh a gd smack cos u know its gd meat=)) and work their way through the meat skillfully wif their choppers. And all this adds up to a moist, humid air which completes the market scene.

This roughly sums up the chinese new year market shopping and I look forward to visiting the market at the same time in 2009 =)

Emergency Situation

On my way hm hurriedly this evening, I bumped into a group of young Malay youths(13 or 14 at most) who were helping this poor old man who had collapsed in front of us.

On seeing that the old man was having difficulties communicating with the youths, I approached them n asked what has happened n at the same time, asking the old man(in chinese) where his discomfort was(he was not able to control his bladder n had high blood pressure) n if it was ok for us to take him to the doctor's or call an ambulance.

The old uncle seems confused n was unable to respond in Chinese. There were a crowd of working adults standing around us - the minute we asked anyone could speak dialect to help us, the crowd started to disperse n hurried away as if we were asking them for a poisonous task.

We called up the Police (as the old man seems dementia n did not know how he came here) n fortunately they took over the situation with professionalism n took the poor man to the hospital.

Looking back, I do feel sorry for the old man as he kept asking me to call his son n even as the Policemen arrived, he was asking them to do so too. He must be feeling so unwell but to him seeing his son is nothing more than comfort.

Geesh... What a day...

Winter Solstice ( Mushroom n Stars )

Welcome to the middle of the bitter cold winter, ironically in the little humid, tropical Singapore weather!

Winter Solstice festival is my all year round favourite festival. All the kneading, rolling and pressing of the soft, fragrant rice flour dough over loud chatting n dumping each shape into the bubbling sweet ginger soup. Yummy!

This year, I have decided on having mushroom n stars in sweet ginger soup. Enjoy!